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Firearms Act 1996
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203 Power to enter premises
(1) For this Act, a police officer may—
(a) at any reasonable time, enter premises that the public is entitled
to use or that are open to the public (whether or not on payment);
or
(b) at any time when the premises of a licensed firearms dealer are
open for business, enter the premises; or
(c) at any time, enter premises with the occupier’s consent; or
(d) enter premises in accordance with a licence or permit condition;
or
(e) enter premises in accordance with a search warrant; or
(f) at any time, enter premises if the police officer believes on
(i) an offence or a breach of the peace is being or is likely to
be committed, or a person has suffered physical injury or
there is imminent danger of injury to a person or damage
to property; and
(ii) it is necessary to enter the premises immediately for the
purpose of preventing the commission or repetition of an
offence or a breach of the peace or to protect life or
property.
(2) However, subsection (1) (a) and (b) do not authorise entry into a part
of premises that is being used only for residential purposes.
(3) A police officer may, without the consent of the occupier of premises,
enter land that is around, or part of, the premises to ask for consent to
enter the premises.
(4) To remove any doubt, a police officer may enter premises under
subsection (1) without payment of an entry fee or other charge.
at any reasonable time includes at any time when the public is
entitled to use the premises, or when the premises are open to or used
by the public (whether or not on payment).